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| Woman officer injured in shooting | Woman officer injured in shooting |
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| A female police officer has been shot while attending a report of a suspected robbery in Lancashire. | A female police officer has been shot while attending a report of a suspected robbery in Lancashire. |
| The officer was on duty in Brindle Road in the Bamber Bridge area of Preston when the incident happened at about 0830 GMT. | The officer was on duty in Brindle Road in the Bamber Bridge area of Preston when the incident happened at about 0830 GMT. |
| Lancashire's Acting Assistant Chief Constable Jerry Graham said the officer "suffered a minor injury which is not believed to be life-threatening". | Lancashire's Acting Assistant Chief Constable Jerry Graham said the officer "suffered a minor injury which is not believed to be life-threatening". |
| He added that a major investigation was under way. | He added that a major investigation was under way. |
| 'Early stages' | 'Early stages' |
| Residents have reported intensive police activity, including the force helicopter, around the Hospital Inn pub. | |
| Linda Buckland, who lives near the pub, said: "We have been told to keep away from the windows and not to go outside. | |
| "My son tried to go outside to find out what was happening and he was told to get back inside." | |
| A Lancashire police spokeswoman said it was unclear whether a second person had been injured. | A Lancashire police spokeswoman said it was unclear whether a second person had been injured. |
| "Police were called to premises this morning at Bamber Bridge where a firearm would appear to have been discharged," ACC Graham said. | |
| "Lancashire Constabulary have launched a major investigation and we are at the very earliest stages of this inquiry." | "Lancashire Constabulary have launched a major investigation and we are at the very earliest stages of this inquiry." |